RIP: SCC

[mike kojima]

So if you liked SCC, you'll like motoIQ.com, coming in three weeks or so.  You can also look at 370Z.com, currently out and running.

--- On Wed, 5/6/09, George Roffe <geo31 at suddenlink.net> wrote:

> From: George Roffe <geo31 at suddenlink.net>
> Subject: Re: RIP: SCC
> To: "Erik Halvorson" <hammer_down at hotmail.com>
> Cc: wc701lists at bellsouth.net, "Mike Kojima" <choaderboy2 at yahoo.com>, "se-r list" <se-r at se-r-list.org>
> Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 5:28 PM
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> Actually, with deference to my dear friend Mike K., I have
> to say that
> the real driving force behind making SCC a true
> enthusiast's magazine
> was editor Larry Savaadera.  While he may not have
> been a good business
> manager or a real technical guy, he KNEW how to put
> together the right
> people and direct the content.  During his tenure he
> brought on Dave,
> Mike, Josh, and several other good tech folks (can't
> forget Ken Nord,
> another SE-R guy).  That was the golden age of that
> magazine and IMHO
> IF Larry weren't ousted, it would still be in
> publication and still be
> a great enthusiast magazine.
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> One of the things I liked about SCC during Larry's
> tenure was that it
> didn't really matter what kind of car you had, you
> still loved to read
> the articles because they were full of good info, at least
> IMHO.  I
> always read it cover to cover.  The turd they brought
> in to replace
> Larry was a total doofus.  He was in charge when I
> wrote my article and
> the only changes made in editing were stupid sophomoric
> crap that came
> from the direction he was taking the magazine (Scott Oldham
> IIRC).  
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> I think there is still a great market for a technical
> magazine for
> enthusiasts that is NOT marque oriented.  I think guys
> like Dave and
> Mike and a handful of others could put together a great
> glossy print
> magazine that included no BS technical stuff and some good
> ol'
> celebratory features with well done cars, not over done
> cars.  The
> problem today is it's SO much cheaper to put together a
> web site and
> all the kids are doing it.  Therein lay the problem
> however (at least
> long term) is that it's all the KIDS that are doing it
> and most suck. 
> There are few like Mike putting together quality, TRUE
> quality web
> content.
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> George Roffe
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> Turd Rex
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> Erik Halvorson wrote:
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> Huh, bikini sluts?  WTF magazine were you
> reading my friend? 
> Even in the later death throws, the less than struggling to
> be
> competent crew didnt' stoop to cheese cake to sell the
> mag.  The
> advertisers might have and that might be what you saw but
> not the cover
> nor the article photos.  Now if we are talking WAY
> early SCC like late
> 80's early 90's then you may have a point.  I
> have an oldie goldie SCC
> that had a nice parting article on an SCCA G Production
> 510.  Most of
> the featured cars were hondas and most of the modifications
> were
> wheels, paint and a chrome filter and/or valve cover. 
> When Mike, Dave
> and the boys arrived in SCC town, the magazine became
> something
> scompletely different and competent.  
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